tzar

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"The tzar," Lapotinsky replied, "can easily take my life, and he may do so if he please, but nothing shall prevent me from performing the duty with which I am intrusted, with the utmost exactitude."

From The Empire of Russia by Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot)

On the 6th of July, 1648, the tzar, engaged in some civic celebration, was escorted in a procession to one of the monasteries of Moscow.

From The Empire of Russia by Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot)

The tzar was taken in by the trick, and Maximof quitted the court with the title of major.

From Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. by Hell, Xavier Hommaire de

With the young tzar, a boy of sixteen, it was love at first sight, and that very day he told Moroson that he wished to marry Maria, the eldest of the beauties.

From The Empire of Russia by Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot)

In this scene Peter was in his element, and in the excess of his delight he declared that an English admiral must be a happier man than even the tzar of Russia.

From The Empire of Russia by Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot)